Shock and disgust as NHS trusts still push for ‘natural births’ despite damning Ockenden report
Despite the public disgust at the report’s findings and promises by health bosses for lessons to be learnt, on Saturday night at least five trusts appeared still…
Fears maternity care failures could be country wide
An independent review is also under way into maternity and neonatal services at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. Last year the trust was fined £733,000…
Sales slump at maternity brand worn by Duchess of Cambridge
A maternity fashion brand worn by the Duchess of Cambridge has warned it will miss its sales target this year amid a plunge in births during the…
‘The maternity ward felt dangerous – we were so short-staffed I had to work after my miscarriage’
The Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services (AIMS) believes that action is needed to shore up a service losing staff “at a catastrophic rate”. Jon Skewes,…
Lockdown meant two in three new mothers went through labour without their partner
Two in three women who had children during lockdown were forced to go through the experience without their partner, a damning report by watchdogs reveals. The Care…
The record £2.8m NHS payout couple on why their fight isn’t over
An internal report in 2016 originally found its staff had done nothing wrong and that an infection had led to Harriet’s death. “There were no infectious agents…
‘Four maternity leaves took an unimaginable toll on my life’
More than £70,000. That’s the basic cost of raising a child to the age of 18 for couples in the UK, according to the Child Poverty Action…
Two mothers died ‘after catching herpes from same caesarean surgeon’
Two mothers who died after giving birth may have caught an infection from the same surgeon during their caesareans, documents suggest. Kimberly Sampson, 29, and Samantha Mulcahy,…